Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2022-50319

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.15.86 / 6.0.16 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: trbe: remove cpuhp instance node before remove cpuhp state cpuhp_state_add_instance() and cpuhp_state_remove_instance() should be used in pairs. Or there will lead to the warn on cpuhp_remove_multi_state() since the cpuhp_step list is not empty. The following is the error log with 'rmmod coresight-trbe': Error: Removing state 215 which has instances left. Call trace: __cpuhp_remove_state_cpuslocked+0x144/0x160 __cpuhp_remove_state+0xac/0x100 arm_trbe_device_remove+0x2c/0x60 [coresight_trbe] platform_remove+0x34/0x70 device_remove+0x54/0x90 device_release_driver_internal+0x1e4/0x250 driver_detach+0x5c/0xb0 bus_remove_driver+0x64/0xc0 driver_unregister+0x3c/0x70 platform_driver_unregister+0x20/0x30 arm_trbe_exit+0x1c/0x658 [coresight_trbe] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x1ac/0x24c invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x1a0 do_el0_svc+0x38/0xd0 el0_svc+0x2c/0xc0 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x1ac/0x1b0 el0t_64_sync+0x19c/0x1a0 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.13, < 5.15.86>= 5.16, < 6.0.16>= 6.1, < 6.1.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.15.86 / 6.0.16 / 6.1.2 or later
Fixed in 5.15.866.0.166.1.2
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

5.15.86, 6.0.16, or 6.1.2 (depending on the major version branch in use)

  1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. Check if the running kernel version is affected: >= 5.13 and < 5.15.86, or >= 5.16 and < 6.0.16, or >= 6.1 and < 6.1.2
  3. If affected, update the kernel package to a fixed version: upgrade to 5.15.86 or later, 6.0.16 or later, or 6.1.2 or later
  4. Reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  5. Verify the fix by running 'uname -r' to confirm the new version is loaded and by checking that 'rmmod coresight-trbe' no longer produces the cpuhp warning
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebooting and could have compatibility implications with existing kernel modules or system configurations

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